Merrill Wadsworth Smith Papers, 1987-1993 | The American Library Association Archives

Description: Papers of Merrill Wadsworth Smith (ca. 1942-2006), vice president (1990), president (1991), and past president (1992) of ARLIS/NA, contains correspondence, notes, annual and midyear reports, surveys, balance sheets and statements of operations concerning Smith's oversight of the governance and operation of ARLIS/NA constituent groups and chapters, including the publication of Facilities Standards for Art Libraries and Visual Resources Collections by Standards Committee I (Facilities); executive board meetings; development of a mission statement and strategic plan, outlining the organization's objectives for the next six years (1990-1996); and relationships among cooperating professional organizations, including American Library Association (ALA), Council of National Library and Information Associations (CNLIA), Association of Architectural Librarians (AAL), and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).